I will be speaking in New York, Washington DC and Seattle about Marcos’ Martial Law and President Duterte

My book tour schedule in the United States has been quite hectic, thanks to Filipino-Americans who organized it.

Everywhere I go, I have only met kindness and generosity, except for that one instance when a loud woman tried to hijack my talk at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). More on her later.

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Tomorrow Thursday evening (New York time), I will be joining three other Asian writers in discussing various aspects of SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER: CONFRONTING AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES.

This Friday October 20 (NY time), I will be talking to the Fil-Am Press Club of New York to discuss – Martial Law and the Reemergence of Authoritarianism in the Philippines. It will be held at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi (my favorite saint, by the way) at 135 W 31st St. in New York.

The public is invited.

However, I will not countenance anyone who tries to hijack my talk the way this loud, brassy and totally obnoxious woman tried to do in UCLA.

I am all for freedom of speech and assembly.

But she was demanding to know why I did not talk about jailed Senator Leiila de Lima.Well, for the simple reason that De Lima was not the topic of my talk.

I think she wanted to be THE SPEAKER, instead of me.

My advice to her – write a letter to UCLA and ask to be invited. Then you can talk your head off. At one point, I told her – I’m the guest speaker here, not you.

I also did not understand why she refused to tell me her REAL NAME. I mean, if you say I’m lying, the least you should do is tell me who you are. I have the right to know who is accusing me of lying, you know.

My conclusion is, perhaps Maharlika is afraid. Are your papers all in order with immigration, Maharlika? Or are you a coward?

Also, Maharlika, stop using sweeping generalizations. You say I am lying. Be specific. Show me the paragraph and page in my book where I lied. And prove that I lied.

Unfortunately for you, the others who came to my talk congratulated me afterward, which means they believed me. The so-called supalpal is all in your mind.

And unfortunately for the students, you robbed them of the time that was supposed to be theirs for asking questions and clarifying things.

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This Saturday October 21, well-known and multi-awarded author Ninotchka Rosca invited me to the AF3IRM National Conference in New York to be one of the speakers. The chosen topic for me – “Women and Duterte”.

I told Ninotchka, you sure want to get me into trouble. But I took up the challenge. This should prove to be interesting.

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On Monday October 23, New York University and the International Center for Transitional Justice is hosting my talk on “Human Rights in the Philippines – How the Marcos Dictatorship made Duterte happen”.

The discussants will be Dr. Jerome Whittington of NYU’s Department of Anthropology and Ruben Carranza of the International Center for Transitional Justice.

Phelim Kine @PhelimKine, deputy director of the Asia Division of Human Rights Watch, said he would be coming to my talk.

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Then, it’s off to Washington where I will meet with the Fil-Am Community in the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, the Fil-Am community in Washington DC, and possibly professors and students at Georgetown University.

But more on that later.

Who put together my talks?

My talks would not have been at all possible if I had not been invited by the Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc. to join the Filipino-American International Book Festival by Edwin Lozada, Director of the just-concluded Filipino American International Book Festival and President of PAWA.

Among those who arranged my talks are the following people: Author Mila de Guzman, who recently wrote the book Women Against Marcos, Stories of Filipino and Filipino American Women Who Fought A Dictator. Leni Marin, former senior Vice-President of the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence. Edwin Batongbakal who arranged all my travels. (I believe he was a batchmate of ex-Senator Bongbong Marcos, Jr. in school once.); Rene Ciria Cruz who writes for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and Lorenzo Listana.

In each city that I went to, more people took care of me and the logistics. I will disclose their names later. But let me just say that this is one instance where the kindness of strangers matter.

Finally, I would like to thank my publisher, Filipinos for a Better Philippines. Its board, consisting mainly of Ateneo de Manila University graduates, provided the books for my book tour. And of course my hubby, Alan, my book editor who has been manning the fort while I’m out.

Their motive?

All, without exception, are deeply concerned with what is happening in the Philippines.

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As for those who accuse me of treason, rebellion and of destroying the country’s image abroad, Duterte is NOT the country. His policies and pronouncements can be the subject of critical comments, which is part of a vigorous democracy.

To you, it’s OK to criticise the previous administration especially with regard to the tragedy that befell the SAF 44, which made the country’s image abroad suffer. Or the bus hostage taking crisis in 2010 which affected the country’s image, too. But suddenly it’s not OK to do the same with Duterte’s questionable policies on his “war on drugs” or moves to replace the present Philippine Constitution?

‘At his speech in the recent Apec Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam, President Duterte lamented the unabated flow of skilled Filipino workers to destinations abroad, and called upon the receiving countries to redress this loss by helping the country to develop its economic capacity. ‘

‘It is a touching message but, unfortunately, it carries no weight given that it is the Philippine government itself that institutionalized the whole process.’

‘The reality is that since Marcos, every administration in this country has knowingly acted as the principal merchant of Filipino labor in the global labor market.’

Unabated flow. Our government itself causes this in
every administration.

Why, among many reasons? Failure in the
drive against corruption in government
and society.

Do we see as many Europeans in unabated
flow to other countries?

Do we see as many American workers
going to other countries? Russian workers?

Corruption is one cause. We are still a
poor country. If corruption is unabated
the flow of our Filipino workers abroad
will continue without end.

The fire of corruption here
continues to burn unabated.

If we can only really do a lot
to put a stop to corruption
though impossible to completely
do it, the chain reaction of this
burning corruption will help
a lot more.

Action is needed. Prayers
are needed. Love of country
needed. Honesty needed.
Patriotism too. What else?

“It is pointless to blame globalization and advances in technology for humanity’s problems. These are integral aspects of society’s evolution into more complex forms.”
I have a problem with this statement because simply put, globalization is just a form of global unity, a direct defiance of what has God did during the building of the Tower of Babel when He confused the language of people to prevent unity. When global unity is achieved (sounds ideal), ultimately the goal would be to elect a leader and that leader is non other than the Antichrist that was prophesied.
Globalization will ultimately be achieved in the end though, I just want people to be aware of this.

sabi ni dfa sec cayetano: the president wanted to rest early due to his early schedule for the APEC leaders’ retreat Saturday.

sabi ng presidential spokesperson posted on his fb: “The President was not able to attend the gala dinner because of two things: 1. He is attending to urgent ASEAN hosting matters; 2. He is supervising and coordinating safe recovery of Vietnamese captives of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG),” Roque said.

methink, cayetano and harrieta are just making excuses dahil digong is nowhere near trump, he, he, he, digong would have to clamber over china’s president, the vietnamese president, as well as australian prime minister and japan’s abe just to be seated next to trump.

at apec, delegates hardly talk to digong! he is like a pariah, friendless at walang kausap. kaya, digong talks mostly to ofws and have forums with them, hastily constructed. ofws are eager to hear digong, clapping and smiling and making him happy. make him feel important too. he, he, he.

“We know that often, people go with the flow, but you go against the flow,” said Robredo in a speech during the oath taking, according to a press release from the LP.

“We salute you because you are not afraid to be called yellow, because you know that these are the times that almost no one wants to join the party because we are always attacked and made to look bad in the eyes of the public. But you believe and trust that this is the party with firm principles,” added Robredo, a relative neophyte in Philippine politics.

We are seeing some purging, arrests and deals from punishments due to massive corruption , mass killings, economy $$$ AND SEX from the inside of Washington to the richest princess , royals of the oil countries , that powerful men and women push for war to escape accountability. Very twisted people to want war.

And POTUS is not riding on it, he is in fact trying to stop it for he is for the world. Ironic the kind of world he is fighting for,,,, very freaky.
Some parties even in the PH are fed by agendas and fake news for they do not know the what, why and how.

The PH LEADERS and politicians must be feeling the change, they aren’t immune from these creepy purging that is now happening.
Senator Trillanes is a wonder, the oddest senator that strikes. Please keep on going, soldier!

Having Sen. DE LIMA is a gift for women fighters. It’s just sad that no one among her colleagues outside of her party is stepping out to recognized her importance.

A thousand a day allowance for the drug queen’s daughter security while security for Delima is almost nonexistent that even International visitors are not allowed to see whether she is given her basic protection and necessities as a sitting senator is making a loud statement loud and clear of the human rights abuses in the country, while the rest and poorest of the poor are also just dying and getting sicker inside the jail. Never mind them , mahirap lang sila eh! WOW ! feel na feel ko yan and the OFWS felt wealthy and changed status /thinking / riding the bandwagon of the moneyed drug lords… pity they’ve been duped that they voted for the poor.

Thanks to Rappler as “bloggers news’ and not a mouthpiece of the place of evil and of course to people actively engaging for the truth in social media.

‘There were also reports two SC psychiatrists have expressed willingness to testify against Sereno. The two were career employees in the judiciary but were dismissed after they reportedly released their findings that she had flunked a psychiatric examination.‘,

if I was sereno, I’d do the same and sack the two. why release only her test results? to be fair, dapat lahat na results ng mga applicants were released.

prerogative ni ex pres aquino to choose the chief justice, pero those two went under the table and tried to highjack aquino’s decision. bad move by the two, trying to countermand the sitting president. badder still that those two were to serve under sereno, they should have been nice to their new boss instead of bringing her down the 1st chance they’ve got. or they could have resigned dahil they disagree with sereno’s appointment, and then, release her test result.

now, para tuloy naghihigante yong dalawang dahil nawalan ng trabaho, they lost their status, their pride hurt and their ego in doldrums. and for all that, ilalaglag nila si sereno. cant get better job baga, hard to find jobs as psychiatrists, for who would trust them now if they cant adhere to privacy and confidentiality of their client?

I dont think sereno should resign. she should let justice take its course and see it to the end. ipaglaban ang office niya. she has guts! reason enough for ex pres aquino to choose her.

roque is bluffing, he, he, he, throwing the proverbial hollow blocks at sereno and asking her to resign, save the judiciary from further ado kuno. well, if roque wants the judiciary saved from further ado, he should also throw proverbial hollow blocks at gadon. stop the in fighting! stop tearing the judiciary apart!

but once the rend is done, the judiciary should have a clean break. and that is what sereno is doing.

I remember that albert einstein was also failure, his teacher has written him off, dull and inattentive kuno, have sport attention span pa. little did the teacher know that albert einstien would turn out to be one of the brightest minds of all times!

once it was aptitude test, now it’s psyche test. it’s a way of finding if a person is the right one for the job, has the right personality, collegiate, able to perform under pressure, can work with a team, does not profess to be perfect but admit that there is always room for improvement, fast learner, etc.

psyche test is not fool proof. rapists and killers have been freed and allowed back to society mainly because they ticked all the boxes, with both psychologists and psychiatrists saying they’ve reformed and can integrate back to society. there are lapses of course and society suffered greatly for it. rapists and killers on bail have been known to re-offend.

at work, failing a psyche test means you’re probly not the right person for the job, would not be able to fit in and can be a bit of a problem to others. though there are employers that took on those that failed because they probly see the potential and took the risk.

he, he, he, I failed a psyche test once and not admitted to the army.

socios or psychopaths usually have past histories and come under different jurisdiction.

Between the congressmen in the House, the President and Justice de castro (she is appearing to be the administration proposed Chief Justice once Serenoi is out?, duda ko lang), and Chief Justice Sereno, hindi ba si Chief Justice is the one doing her job? The three have all got nothing…

First was Senator De Lima, and now Chief Justice Sereno? ….

and all because these 2 women dared speak against human rights violations by Du30’s killing policy.

sabi nga ni ex AFP head Santiago: love people not drugs…
but Bato and Du30 seemed to say:
love drugs not people…

To you, it’s OK to criticise the previous administration especially with regard to the tragedy that befell the SAF 44, which made the country’s image abroad suffer. Or the bus hostage taking crisis in 2010 which affected the country’s image, too. But suddenly it’s not OK to do the same with Duterte’s questionable policies on his “war on drugs” or moves to replace the present Philippine Constitution?
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problem has always been supporting politicians who has done wrong. leads to competetition of cheerleaders.

pdea just have to be content with raiding other places, they can barely raid dabaw. digong is there sa dabaw palagi, keeping polong safe and protected, always.

if pdea has to raid dabaw, they would have to do it when digong is away, maybe out of the country, he, he, he. kaso, baka isama si polong, both father and son out of the country, polong out of pdea’s reach.

then, there is sara to contend with, baka suntokin ang pdea once they set foot in dabaw.

sa lunes pa uupo ang incoming presidential spokesperson pero ano ba itong mga pangyayari ngayon? the screaming already started. screaming to:1. Roque to Duterte critics: If you throw stones, I’ll throw hollow blocks … 2. Roque threatens to throw hollow blocks at stubborn critics | Inquirer …3. Roque gets naughty: I’ll throw hollow blocks at stubborn critics …Roque said that he has not had a negative experience with the press in the past and that he is hopeful “that we will work together.” He reminded the media, however, that he is a lawyer.

and today, the harriet is screaming out loud! here’s the excerpt of his scream:
The incoming presidential spokesperson, clarified over ANC’s Headstart on Thursday that the statement he earlier made about throwing back “hollow blocks” when hit with stones, was not directed at the critics of the government.

I just read this…. and i can not help but give my reaction
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Incoming Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque plans to tap a good-looking and smooth-talking “millennial” as his deputy spokesman.
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The old man has Mocha, now the spokeman will have a good looking smooth talker guy.

Take note “GUY” and according to Roque, this will make the ladies fall for the guy. Hindi kaya siya mag selos?

deputy ni roque, his toy boy and lover hired for the job, he, he, he, all expenses charge to the govt. methink, harrieta is establishing his own kingdom within a kingdom, a deputy reporting only to him? sort of his own spy in the palace, his own spare tire and extra set of eyes and ears, always listening and looking, seeing . . . his personal mata hari.

sam, I can understand roque’s need to free himself from the mundane and the nitty gritty. gaya ng centerlaw, t’was created to free up roque so he can enjoy other pursuits, he, he, he. centerlaw allow other lawyers to take up and do when roque feels lazy to do anything; sort of roque delegating those boring and repetitious jobs to others while at the same time, enjoying the credit and the plaudits of having founded centerlaw.

tapos, ito na naman, roque having to deputize the job of presidential spokesman on days he is not available kuno, delegating uli. nasanay na si roque to ‘passing the buck’.

considering na menopausal na si harrieta, the deputy is going to be overworked, taking up most of the job and holding the fort while harrieta is having tantrum and screaming at everything and nothing.

and boring jobs delegation, dont want to take up and do. and for other lawyers take up the cudgel

A revolutionary government by
a Congressional resolution is
blatantly illegal. It is never
in the 1987 Constitution.

It is void ab initio. Beyond
Congress’ power to resolve.

Where then is a revolutionary
government’s basis?

None.

Without the sovereign people
expressly doing such a thing, it is
illegal. Unlawful. Immoral.

Coercive silence by the
people is not an approval to
legitimize such an illegal
government. Congress cannot
legally represent the people on this
by a resolution.

Reason: the 1987 Constitution –
‘PREAMBLE –

We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.’
. . .

‘Every president along the way didn’t impose it only because the Catholic Church and all the bleeding hearts would say that only God could kill. But what if there is no God?” said Duterte in a speech in Malacañang Monday afternoon.’

dont believe in digong’s ‘what if there is no god?’ sara was married at church and received the sacred sacrament of matrimony, his grandchildren were all baptized at church and his one time bff was pastor quiboloy, a churchman.

digong’s mother was given christian funeral and buried in hallowed ground. if there is really no god, digong ought to have her dug up, he, he, he, at gawing door stopper!

if there is no god, business will stand still at christmas! at sayang yong nagpapako sa krus at easter!

what digong believe is not shared by many. galit yan sa god dahil drug problem still exist and people are resisting ejks. god is worshipped, digong is not. god is admired, digong is despised. and if digong wished to be like god and usurped god’s status, be influential and have total control of people’s thoughts, he should sign bank waiver for a start! and be merciful next. and fire all those news fakers, fire all those foul mouthed like f-c-k–rs panelo and andanar. and end endo for once! pay pubic servants their due, not just kapolisan and military.

Parang gusto ko na ring magdeclare sya ng revo ng magkaalaman. It could be the tipping point and once he’s out the next President can change the whole SC to that without those 9 and this time make the Duterte Marcos Arroyo gang really answerable to the people. Sobra na nakakasuka na.

well, if there is revo govt, digong must prepare for the consequences: all may not be too good for him! and things can backfire. he has been wrong about drug war being easily won; he has been wrong about the strength of the mautes and thought getting rid of them will be breezier than breeze!

if there is revo govt, there are those opportunistas that will not only sieze and grab power, but also disable digong and help themselves to the kaban ng bayan. with revo govt, digong could well be digging his own shallow grave, hollow blocks grave!

I got to think, if roque is not barrister, he may not be able to argue or speak in the hague. as lawyer, he could well be on the side, preparing paperwork, advising barristers and doing research for them, and silent during proceedings. iba yata ang system sa hague, may not be like our system where lawyers can argue on client’s behalf.

tapang at malasakit kaya tuloy tuloy ang killings galore at human rights violations! people should just drop dead at the sight of the kapolisan, saving kapolisan the bother of shooting them, he, he, he. or arm themselves to even out the laban, a life for a life. hwag manlaban, kaya take the offensive na lang sila, shoot 1st at kapolisan, he, he, he.

the incoming dada-ero is no better than the previous dada-ero, could be worse though. didn’t in coming dada-ero ask that human rights commission be given only 1K budget?

spokeman comes and goes, does not matter how many dada-eros digong has, ejk is still ejk and digong is still top rated human rights violator only now much hated. alam yata ni digong na yong recent survey that portrayed him as still trusted is dubious, kaya nagpalit ng tauhan. out with abelya, in with roque, and the problem stayed the same. digong is the problem, the root cause of the nation’s problem, spokesmen are just palamuti – expandables! and out there to make digong lovable! for a price.

tapang at malasakit: roque should convince digong to sign bank waiver, not behaving like a coward na tagapagtakip.

wonderful! if hit with hollow blocks, dont just sit there! throw the hollow blocks right back at harrieta, preferably between her eyes. you cannot possibly miss harrieta, she’s big and wide and considering her body size, slow to run yan. so hit back! and throw back those blocks. or drop them on her fat toes!

and if you kept on throwing stones and gotten hollow blocks in return, sooner or later, you’d have enough blocks to build a house!

yeah! if harrieta goes into screaming fit, shove hollow blocks into her big mouth! that should shut her up, he, he, he.

harrieta screams a lot, that’s why barely anybody wants to work with her, too uncomfortable. they would have to wear ear muffs! or turn their backs on her and let her scream on her own, isolated and friendless. her few remaining friends are staying because she is milking cow! gatasan.

he, he, he, their birth certificates po said they’re human beings, born and bred in pinas, their biometrics identify them as bonafide human voters, not animals, fungus, durian, or others. digong should show proof to the contrary.

ops, please be reminded na baka hindi po tama to be posting pics of kiddies without parents permission lalo na if kiddies are easily identifiable. I think, pics of kiddies taken in public places like those in parks are okay to post, but those taken in private residences may not be okay.

Yay! good on our raissa, defender of truth, speaker of truth, speak! speak! speak! so many want to take her down. pintakasi! and raissa was still standing, still speaking, her voice clear. journalists will look at what raissa had done, also at what the dogs of digong had done, rabid and mutinous, and trying hard to distract her, to tarnish our raissa and ganging up on her. many journalists have suffered for their beliefs, and fight against injustices despite the overwhelming odds. kudos, kudos, kudos, but no kudos to dogs of digong.

so much courage, speak, speak, speak, raissa! the defender of the truth and justice vs the oppressive cacophony of barking dogs! maddened and crazed like their fentanyl addicted leader.

raissa did not only come out tops, but superb! fantastic! makatao. I hope and pray many will follow in raissa’s footsteps, and speak also the truth, stand up for justice, here, there and everywhere! never mind digong’s dogs, they’re full of fleas.

thanks for the videos po. next time, please have the camera in front so I can see faces, not just back of heads. the better to see faces, the play of emotions, of anguish and envy dahil raissa was asked to come overseas, she was invited to speak in estados unidos, she was guest speaker!

marawi city is much like the ruins of corregidor, only a thousand times worse. the military strafed the roofs and ceilings of buildings. did they think the terrorists are like tuko that crawl on roofs and ceilings and hide there? he, he, he. I thought, the terrorists were hiding in dugouts and tunnels under the buildings, in sewers, holes and canals too.

should have shot below at ground level, closer to where terrorists are hiding, and not up there at roofs and ceilings of buildings where only bats abounds, he, he, he. batman.

MARAWI CITY—The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday promised to investigate the reported beating of a suspected member of the Maute group by soldiers in Marawi, saying human rights violations by troops would not be tolerated.

Col. Romeo Brawner Jr., the deputy commander of Joint Task Group Ranao, said the investigation would seek to identify the soldiers involved in the manhandling of the male suspect, who was shown in an undated video supposedly taken in the war zone.

In the video, which has been shared on social media, the man in his underwear is heard crying as some soldiers take turns hitting and kicking him.

Soldiers are questioning him while he is kneeling in the mud. Later, he is handcuffed and led away. But a soldier is seen kicking him. He is also being taunted. A voice is heard cursing at the man and accusing him of “killing many.”

Other soldiers are heard trying to stop their comrades.

“I saw the video and others were even concerned by calling for a medic. We will find out when the incident happened and who were those involved, as well as what happened to the suspected Maute,” Brawner said.

In Manila, AFP spokesperson Maj. Gen. Restituto Padilla said the military does not condone that kind of treatment of captives.

“They are supposed to be decently treated and respected … which did not happen in this case,” Padilla told reporters in Malacañang.

‘Bigger implication’

“We don’t want that to happen. And every citizen could help in these times by deleting the videos and not spreading them.”

Brawner said troops normally stripped a captured suspect down to his underwear to make sure he did not hide a weapon, but manhandling was not a military policy.

“We will not tolerate any soldier who manhandles any suspected terrorist, who is unarmed or had surrendered to authorities,” he added.

He said the military’s rules of engagement provided for humane treatment of a captured or surrendered enemy fighter.

Brawner said the soldiers identified in the video would be investigated. “Whoever was there who might have violated human rights will also be investigated,” he said. ”

Will the soldiers involved
be charged for dismissal
before military tribunals?

DIRTY MONEY Bundles of cash, which they themselves said totaled P50 million, are being handled by former Immigration Associate Commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles. —FILE PHOTO

The Office of the Ombudsman has found sufficient basis to file plunder and bribery charges against resigned Bureau of Immigration (BI) Associate Commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles over the alleged attempt to extort P50 million from a gaming tycoon in November last year.

Argosino and Robles, fraternity brothers of President Duterte, were accused of demanding the payoff from Macau-based businessman Jack Lam in exchange for the release of 1,316 detained Chinese nationals who worked for him without proper visas.‘

Frat brods nga sila. Sino pa
ang ka tanggap?

Now these two frats will
be ‘twisting in the wind.’

P50M is no bail once
the Sandiganbay court
finds probable cause to
issue warrants of arrest.

“They have a commemorative stamp for Ferdinand Marcos. Go ahead (post office). Do Hitler and Pol Pot too,” said one person on Twitter.
“Put the adhesive on the front so we can spit on it,” another tweet read.”

A fake invention.

If at all do not buy
this postage. Or if
you want buy it
but put ‘Plunderer’
stamp postage beside it.

20yrs too late po yong stamps. these days, rarely anyone writes letters. modern technology na kasi and people no longer waste time going to post offices, buying stamps and posting letters. better to text and send emails, faster and cheaper pa, and can be done anytime of the day and night. no need to sit in traffic, huffing and puffing dahil mainit, rainy, o kaya may bagyo, only to wait na naman at post offices dahil they only open during business hours. tapos, mababasa pa yong letters kung tag-ulan, o nawawala dahil naligaw yong postman, kinagat ng aso at natamon yong letters, etc.

‘Solano, one of 16 Aegis Juris members implicated in the death of the University of Santo Tomas law freshman, said in a statement submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the cause of Castillo’s death was not clear, as the medicolegal report supposedly showed that Castillo had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.’

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, sobrang enlargement of the heart, medicolegal should have explained what caused it. the heart got so bloated, overworked, and just sort of gave up. could not take abuse anymore, its movement became sluggish, blood circulation become unsustainable.

though, the heart tried so hard to compensate, pumping blood around the body. atio’s heart rate at the time must have been way too high, his pulse racing like a horse, his skin would become balmy, eyes unfocused, speech slurred, veins on his neck must have been bulging! and the beating continued on.

had there been a doctor in attendance at hazing, atio would have been given prednisolone, or something similar, to bring down swelling of the muscles, make it easy for blood go through. swollen muscles constrict the blood vessels, squeezing them and making it harder for blood flow through. then the heart pumps like mad, goes beyond its normal size: enlarged. and the sad thing is, the heart cannot go back to its normal size. you should never abuse the heart this way, once it’s gone, that’s it, adios amigo.

also, there are other factors too like trans ischemic episodes. the beating may have caused blood clot.

prior to initiation, frat members should talk to boxing coaches. they’ll be told what to look for, how to asses injuries, when and how to stop bugbugan. and they should always have a medical kit just in case, and know how to use epi pen.

best if they talk to doctors or paramedic and get the necessary medications ready. kaso, when doctors and paramedics suspect foul play is about to happen, they’re mandated to report such.

if these damn kids are going to be good lawyers, they ought to have physical check up and establish their base line before going on initiation. know their health data before and after, and update their life insurance!

Funny it may sound, but it may be true. In fact some people die of a broken heart, literally and figuratively. Pain is the biggest stressor. It triggers strong body chemicals and hormones that either maybe helpful or not to the body . In the source of severe pain and uncontrolled pain, there are chemicals that can drop down below the normal level that complications occur and to the pain threshold endurance of a person.

If this is the premise of Solano’s defense, it really needs a respected and expensive medical expert to validate such a contention. If I were the parents I would take the challenge and heed the call on the condition, as well that they shoulder the expenses for the expert evidence. This is interesting.

Only in the Philippines do I see a plain Medical technician who writes his own expertise and assessment about this very highly medical field of knowledge. It is a field not to joke about because this is learned within long years of study, and needs reviews from peers of like minded individuals and recommended by experienced and highly knowledgeable PEERS AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF HEART DOCTORS. This Solano and anybody entertaining his defense are all egotistical liars and manipulative to escape responsibility and most of all it is mighty laughable.

I am not surprised with the brain drain happening in the country , na-wash out na , na-landslide pa.
From the president to the DOJ, Andanar, even Cayetano and the houses are all BRAIN MALFUNCTIONING. Kakaiba ang disease nila, brain withered. But they are all SEX ENTHUSIAST.

Everyday, I am entertained by the events in the country. Tobe angry or not to be is unpredictable, to be or not to be is not fun anymore. Get serious, the peso/economy is tanking., although the population is artificially decreasing through deaths by killing. DEPRESSING!!

methink, po, solano was angry at atio for dying and putting the fraternity in shambles, kaya solano tried shifting the blame on atio: may pre-existing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy kuno. and the only way for sure to see if atio has indeed the pre-existing condition is for solano to put atio on mri, medical resonance imaging or ultra sound. the reading would show enlargement of the heart of say a ratio of 1:2. he, he, he, maybe, solano has x-ray vision and was able to see inside atio’s body.

anyhow, if I was hazing organizer, I would ensure the initiate takes pain killers before hand to ensure pain is blocked. I would also task initiate to take anti-inflamatory drugs to minimize swelling of soon to be badly traumatized tissues. that way, there is less damage to the body’s system, and the initiate would live.

I would also take initiate’s pulse reading and to stop the beating if pulse rate is above 86 beats per minute. keep the initiate hydrated with drinks of water and rested in between, the initiate’s vital signs checked regularly.

atio was tortured for mostly for 4hrs! he must have been fit and healthy to last that long.

these ust law students and wannabe lawyers must all be happy: children’s criminal age has been lowered, and there is now death penalty, both applicable to them!

aba, they prayed kuno for atio prior to bugbugan maybe saying, god have mercy on atio for the fraternity has none!

in their defence, the ust edjets said they had not been extra violent to atio dahil his kidneys kuno hindi sumabog. he, he, he, they must have poor knowledge of human anatomy and did not know where the kidneys are. coz if they knew priorly, they would have rained blows on that areas causing kidneys to rupture, the skin immediately above may hematoma, bruised.

buti pa si pakyaw, he did not go to to university but knows where the kidneys are located, kaya careful yan na hindi mabugbug in that area.

nagtamo ng malalaking hematoma si atio mainly on the arms, kaya yong arms ang ‘sumbabog’ na-trauma. and if these wannabe lawyers had expected the kidneys to sabog in sympathy with the arms, then they really are edjets, he, he, he. the arms dont articulate with the kidneys.

what is disturbing to me is medical technologist solano who does not seem to know a death knell, or end of life, when he sees one. naghihingalo na si atio, his breathing was already labored and was only moments from death, and what did solano do? sinampal si atio! trying to revive atio so fellow prats can have their turn at beating him.

please lang po, if you want to revive the unconscious, dripping hot melted candle on them is vile and cruel. use a pencil instead, and run it across the sole of the foot, you’ll get the same reflex reaction.

all inday did is raise her fist and showed her fat arm, he, he, he, where’s the malasakit in that? she was not lifting 15kg barbels, was driven around in expensive air conditioned suv with her own driver, may sariling guardia pa yan at tumataba sa sobrang kakakain ng mga masasarap na pagkain kaya nawawalan ng baywang. where’s the malasakit? digong have two offices instead of one.

DELIMA’SC CASE: HOW DISSENTING JUSTICES UNINTENTIONALLY SHOWED THE TERRIFIED STATE OF THE OTHER 9 SC JUSTICES IN JUSTIFYING DELIMA’S ARREST/ INCARCERATION

The more I read @Leona’s discussion of the dissenting Opinions of the Justices in De5’s case, the more it dawned on me how terrified the other 9 Justices could be in justifying Du30’s actions (via his alter ego’s prosecuting De5). One thing stands out from the decision which is the charge against Delima is FAKE. Parang hirap na hirap ang justification ni Justice Velasco , the writer of the position validating Du30’s actions. Hehehe.

If the International Criminal Court is looking for evidence against Du30 on the absence of fairplay in Philippine Justice-eto!. From the witnesses, to the filing of charges to continued delay. Wow, hayup ang brazenness! Complete disregard of long standing principles of justice and fair play….Parang takot na takot kay digong ang linaw ng sipsip…hehehe….

Thanks @leona for sharing your observations. ..Digong SIGN OR RESIGN…spare the country of further troubles..

the other day inside a mall “St Francis Square” the optical media board conduct a raid. The raiding parties were heavily armed with shot guns and according to one of the tenants, one of them actually crank his weapon.

Is this necessary to be armed with 12 gauge shot gun in raiding inside the mall? I’m not sure but there were at least two of the raiding team that i saw armed with such weapon (the other one even has his finger on the trigger).There are kids in the mall too.

people should take pics of anyone raiding and post said pics in the internet, that way we can see who raiders are. tapang at malasakit! nag-umpisa na. matapang at armado pa, minamalasakit at pinupurwesyo ang taumbyan. tapang at malasakit raiding team! walang batas na kinatatakutan, walang malasakit sa kapwa.

hindi naman sila uneducated nor they do not know the meaning of “Respect”. Pero why do these people have such foul language? Di naman sila savage, but still so unprofessional., Worst! they are proud of their attitude.

Based on the Information itself, the accusation of illegal trade of drugs against petitioner is blatantly a pure invention. This Court, the last bulwark of democracy and liberty in the land, should never countenance such a fake charge. To allow the continued detention of petitioner under this Information is one of the grossest injustices. ever perpetrated in recent memory in full view of the Filipino nation and the entire world.

. . . a pure invention fake charge!

This is something shocking
to know that in some of our courts
these days a pure invention fake
charge is happening.

There is no revoluntionary
government yet or ML all
over the country. But WATCH OUT
just the same.

here is the latest “fake invention and fake charge”
AGUIRRE TO USE BAGMAN’S AFFIDAVIT
DOJ to use bagman’s affidavit to probe Roxas, Drilon’s alleged drug links

The affidavit submitted by a drug personality in Iloilo tagging two Liberal Party stalwarts as a drug protector in his province will be treated as a complaint, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said.
Ricky Serenio, a confessed bagman of the Berya drug cartel, submitted before the La Carlota City prosecutor’s office in Negros Occidental last Oct. 18 an affidavit identifying Senator Franklin Drilon and former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas as protectors of Melvin Odicta Sr.

Palagay ko gagawin ni Presidenteng Walang Salwal (Liar: Emperor with no clothes) and his 40 Thieves any means just to ilayo ang usapan from opening his accounts- the more absurd and cobtroversial, the better. The 40 Thieves have a lot to lose big-time. It unnerved them every time an attack is made to Presidenteng Walang Salwal.

The style/trend now
to silence Oppositionists
is APPI DA VETS. Abuse it!

The Bilibid Convicts’
APPI DA VETS were
never scrutinized
as it was Aguirre –

‘Publicly, through media and even before his Department could conduct the usual preliminary investigation, the Secretary of Justice himself already took a position and presented his case against the accused before a committee of the House of Representatives by personally conducting the examination of currently incarcerated individuals and serving sentence.’
[on Page 65 J. Leonen Dissent]

…’In his affidavit, Wu Tuan Yuan a.k.a. Peter Co narrated that his kubol was searched and he was transferred xxx'[on Page 14]

…’In his affidavit, Jojo Baligad stated that he was transferred to the NBI, xxx’ [on Pp. 14 and 15]

…’Based on the affidavits, the transfers of inmates to a penal farm or penal colony morphed from a manner of rewarding good behavior inside the national penitentiary into a way of punishing those who did not contribute to or fund petitioner’s candidacy.’ [on Page 16.
[See Pp. 17-19 more
Affidavits of Convicts’ narrations
as stated in the Footnotes]

Also , yet SC majority OPN
scrutinized Sen. D5’s
Petition for Certiorari
before the SC, on her ‘VERIFICATION,
and CERTIFICATION portions
on sooooo strict interpretation
of it to search some loop
peep-holes non-compliance, eh!

J. Caguioa dissenting: ‘Petitioner, being the sole party in interest in the present case, undoubtedly qualifies as one with ample knowledge to affirm the veracity of the allegations in the Petition, and with sufficient capacity to certify that its filing does not constitute forum shopping. This serves, as it should, as sufficient basis to hold that the <i<verification and certification requirements have been substantially complied with.’
[on Page 44, and Pp. 42-43]

CJ Sereno again: ‘It is conceded that there was failure on the part of petitioner to sign the Verification and Certification Against Forum Shopping in the presence of the notary public, Atty. Maria Cecile C. Tresvalles-Cabalo. Nevertheless, this defect is not fatal and does not warrant an automatic and outright dismissal of the present petition.’
[on Pp. 46-47]

excerpt from SC: De Lima faces probe on hearsay evidence
By: Marlon Ramos – Reporter / @MRamosINQPhilippine Daily Inquirer / 07:12 AM October 23, 2017
Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco Jr. contradicted himself numerous times in rejecting the plea of detained Sen. Leila de Lima to toss out her indictment for drug trafficking, according to two of his colleagues in the Supreme Court.

Velasco, who was appointed by former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, wrote the high court’s majority decision that upheld De Lima’s arrest based on the criminal complaint brought against her by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

In his own dissent, Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said that in at least 13 drug cases he reviewed, Velasco himself had ruled that the “essential elements” of illegal drug trade must be present in prosecuting such criminal offense as spelled out in Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Carpio said Velasco and other justices who voted to shoot down De Lima’s petition had previously opined that the “identity of the buyer and the seller, the object of the sale and the consideration, and the delivery of the [drugs] sold” should be established.
“However, the information… as filed against (De Lima), clearly and egregiously does not specify any of the essential elements necessary to prosecute the crime of illegal sale of drugs,” Carpio argued.

gloria arroyo is on the ascendance, pinalaya, e, kaya, siguro, velasco is hoping for bigger and better crumbs and the seat at the center of the supreme court. if sereno is impeached, velasco will have a go at being chief justice. and the way I look at it, velasco is nagpapalapad ng papel, he has his eye on the prize: the seat of power. does not matter how he got there, most important is he gets there, and occupy it, keeping others at bay.

then, with velasco’s support and influence, arroyo will have the run of the country. digong? gloria arroyo would find him easy to manipulate, sobrang forgetful kasi and cannot remember details, he, he, he. digong would vouch for velasco too.

justice ni velasco is wonky, at sa tingin ko, not justice at all.

si arroyo talaga is busy, she has set gadon on sereno, playing politics.

Will the trial court be amenable
to accept this evidence when
objected to by the defense?

Initially, it can be said that the Informationdoes not procedurally ‘inform’ the
accused what is or are the charges.
Defective. Violates accused’s right
to due process of law to be informed
for her defense.

Excerpts – The INFORMATION, viz.:

“xxx accused Leila M. De Lima, xxx

conspiring and confederating with accused Ronnie P. Dayan, being then the employee of the Department of Justice detailed to De Lima, all of them having moral ascendancy or influence over inmates in the New Bilibid Prison,

did then and there commit illegal drug trading, in the following manner: De Lima and Ragos, with the use of their power, position, and authority demand, solicit and extort money from the high profile inmates in the New Bilibid Prison to support the Senatorial bid of De Lima in the May 2016 election; by reason of which, the inmates, not being lawfully authorized by law and through the use of mobile phones and other electronic devices, did then and there willfully and unlawfully trade and traffic dangerous drugs, and thereafter give and deliver to De Lima, xxx

xxx the proceeds of illegal drug trading amounting to Five Million (PS,000,000.00) Pesos on 24 November 2012, Five Million (P5,000,000.00) Pesos on 15 December 2012, and One Hundred Thousand (Pl00,000.00) Pesos weekly “tara” each from the high profile inmates in the New Bilibid Prison. ”

– ‘each from the high profile inmates’ …who are they?
– ‘P100,000.00 weekly tara‘ …when was all these ‘tara’?

Editor’s Note: The following are excerpts from Richard Javad Heydarian’s latest book The Rise of Duterte: A Populist Revolt Against Elite Democracy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017).

“I will be chartering [sic] a [new] course [for the Philippines] on its own and will not be dependent on the United States,” Duterte declared right after securing electoral victory. Without a doubt, it was an audacious statement from the then newly-elected Filipino president, who was set to take over one of America’s oldest and most loyal allies in history. At first, not many, including those within the diplomatic community, took his words too seriously, with some dismissing the “nationalistic” statements as soaring rhetoric bereft of policy substance.

once I saw heydarian’s interview, and what strike me most is his avant-garde! hard to listen to what he was saying, too academic for low caste like me. and he was dressed like he own several boutiques. does her owns a t-shirt? he’s stratospheric! had he worn sneakers, I would vouch for his being human. yeah, yeah, he’s too intelligent, pang-international, the problem though is very much localized, further fragmentation of the dispossessed. uhm, dont mind me, po. I’m just drunk, hic. kampai!

maybe, digong is lying, again! modus niya yan. what comes in one ear, out the other, people rarely trust digong’s word these days. it’s his action that people watch and as actions goes, he is already dictator sa tingin ko, so protective of tagong yaman. ayaw mag-sign ng bank waiver, and so protective of polong na sangkot sa tons of illegal shabu shipment from china. at mimumura pa ang audience tuwing nagtatalumpati, minamaliit. someday, someone will cut off the sound system and digong will end up talking to space.

HOW TO FLUSH OUT THE “YELLOW VIRUS” IN PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT VIA IMPEACHMENT MOVES AGAINST CHIEF JUSTICE, OMBUDSMAN AND COMELEC HEAD-LARRY GADON, Last Election loser KBL candidate

Portraying himself as a crusader against graft and corruption, Larry Gadon, a confirmed Marcos loyalist, Gloria arroyo’s former counsel, and Duterte defender, explained in an interview how impeachment moves against heads of constitutional bodies is the key to “flush out the yellow virus” from the Government. He said:

We really need to get rid of the viruses of the yellow there because they are all lapdogs of Noynoy, to be blunt with this, let’s be straightforward. They are all lapdogs of Noynoy Aquino.

The money stolen by Marcos could have been used to help install Du30 and is now being used to destroy the constitutional bodies to deflect from the growing clamor for Du30 to bare his bank accounts and that of his family. Naiba nga naman ang story…hehehe

The Marcos virus is now on the offensive with the number they think they have in Congress, Senate, the Supreme Court, the military and the population. Will they succeed to finally get rid of all yellows? Abangan…

gadon should have his head examined! the yellow virus he’s seeing exist only in his mind. if gadon wants to flush out yellow virus, he should start with himself. maybe, he’s a carrier and harbors the virus in secret.

most dilawans have already changed side and now playing ‘parasite and amply feeding on host digong! he, he, he, sipsip dito, sipsip duon. hala, sipsip!

speaking of the marcoses, I’ve heard na bong marcos is telling people to be aware of another marcos scam coming. that people will be told kuno to buy this and but that, and avail themselves of a chunk of the marcos fortune.

wouldn’t it be better for bong marcos to catch the scammer considering he has vast resources and can very well afford to do so? go after them bong! hwag dada ng dada. catch them and break their necks!

parang reminiscent yan sa $20thousand dinner in arroyo sa new york years ago.

pab’s pic, appears to me that seated around the table are the number one destabilizers of our country, thinking of ways and means to destabilize the govt more, and bring it down sooner so they can rise up and take over. pointing the proverbial fingers at the righteous and the dignified, scheming and creating foment. if the yellows are well and truly gone, in comes gadon’s dinner mates, taking control over everything and as always, plundering again, he, he, he. plunderers inc. on revival, hungrier and invigorated.

si gadon yata ay magmamaka-huwes, seated at the head of the table, much like sereno at the head of supreme court. kulang na lang ng black robe si gadon.

Cayetano said he had requested a meeting with Rubio, but the senator was busy attending to the aftermath of a hurricane in Florida.
“[Trillanes] is going to the same people we offered to engage with to show them the real numbers and get their staffers to meet our staffers and talk about it,” Cayetano said.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/939390/trillanes-seeking-us-help-to-topple-govt-cayetano
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inesnab ba ang beauty and brain ng ating dfa bloggers? bakit naman sila ganoon? the best and the brightest yata ito ng pcoo natin?
bakit ngayon kay sen trillanes nakikipagpulong sila? sino kayang blogger ang kasama nya?

excerpt:
The Philippines’ top diplomat on Thursday justified the presence of bloggers during his trip to the United States for the past month.
“It was a major policy speech. Kung wala ‘yung bloggers, paano ‘yung coverage namin?” Cayetano told reporters at the sidelines of the ASEAN High Level Forum in Pasay City.

On one hand, I feel sadness that after more than 30 years, we still have to contend with the evils of fascism and dictatorship and corruption.

On the other hand, sabi nga…

it is better to be in the arena fighting and moving and slashing the enemy with each stroke of the sword and experiencing likewise the blows of the enemy, than to be a spectator safe and comfortable in his seat but subject always to the whims of the Emperor.

Such is the essence of Raissa and Alan Robles, true noble warriors, whose pen slashes every bit of falsehood shredding into pieces the imagined robes of the despotic King, baring the King as Presidenteng Walang Salwal….

nag-flip flop yata ang prosecution vs de lima. after supreme court give the go ahead to prosecute de lima, wigguirre said the case filed against de lima is going to be changed from section 5 of ra 9165 to section 26 of ra 9165.

the sale, trading, administration, delivery, distribution and transportation of illegal drugs is going to be changed to conspiracy to commit drug trading, a much lesser offense in my opinion.

22. Approximately an hour later, he arrived at my house. I boarded his vehicle, a Hyundai Tucson, with plate no. RGU910. He then told me that he will deliver something to the then Secretary of Justice, Sen. Leila De Lima. He continued and said “Nior confidential ‘to. Tayong dalawa fang ang nakakaalam nito. Dadalhin natin yung quota kay Lola. 5M ‘yang nasa bag. Tingnan mo.”

“Petitioner’s co-accused, Rafael Ragos, recounted in his own Affidavit dated September 26, 2016 a similar scenario:

8. One morning on the latter part of November 2012, I saw a black handbag containing a huge sum of money on my bed inside the Director’s Quarters of the BuCor. I looked inside the black handbag and saw that it contains bundles of one thousand peso bills.”

“19. One morning in the middle part of December 2012, I received a call to again deliver the plastic bag containing money from Peter Co to Mr. Ronnie Dayan. This time the money was packed in a plastic bag left on my bed inside my quarters at the BuCor, Muntinlupa City. From the outside of the bag, I could easily perceive that it contains money because the bag is translucent.”

and if dayan kept the money to himself and being lover that has reached his use by date and no longer needed, natural lang yang idiin niya si de lima. better de lima than him.

ragos should have hang around and see for himself if dayan really did give the ‘suspicious’ bag to de lima. and maybe received a confirming text from dayan saying, sir, the lady has accepted the moola, thanks po.

so dayan opened the gate, did ragos got a glimpsed of de lima waiting for dayan inside the gate? and got a wave from the lady in question?

hay, many questions unanswered. and if de lima’s case is indeed downgraded to mere conspiracy na lang, there is possibility she is not sangkot!

money must have fallen from the ceiling, he, he, he and landed on the bed. apparently, the ceiling in muntinlupa jail has treasure trove. you’ll find cellphones, guns, bundles of money, drugs, sex toys, etc.

yesterday i read that the palasyo hopes trillanes did not give “biased information” daw while he is in US
why? sila moca and comapany lang ba pwede mag bigay ng mga fabricated news? Are they afraid of something?

uhm, I think, the mautes have already ‘paid it forward’ and left behind 900million yata, the big bundle of money found by afp early on sa marawi.. the money was sent yata to sentral bank for safekeeping. that money should be used to rehab marawi, and not keep in the bank earning interest on interest and growing, only for digong to grab it all! maybe.

taumbayan lang ang nagsasakrispisyo, si digong – never! people may starve, but not digong. may tagong yaman yan in the billions yata, and salted away to last him a thousand lifetimes of living in luxury.

Regardless of what you encountered with the supporters of Marcos and Duterte, you never stop fighting for what you believed and I am grateful. Your pen is mightier than their cursing and bad mouthing. I am hurt when I come across with their comments about your writings and they focus not on the topic but they attacked you personally.Little did they realized that theres no one among them who can compete with you in writing, or in speaking, locally or internationally. I hope you can compile all your speeches in one book.
God protects you and keep you from harm. You are in my prayer.

Raissa’s actions (this blog and the US invitation) must be causing too much pain to Du30 and gang. I would have not gauged the impact of Raissa’s actions until recently when these harassments to Raissa in the US started happening.

From what I heard back home, mukhang nalalagasan na rin ng tao among the Duterte kapanalig because of:

The refusal to sign the waiver and produce documents contrary to Ombudsman documents against him, Du30’s hysterical response to Ombudsman (magresign tayong tatlo, creating the Anti Ombudsman commision, anti Chief Justice anti Ombudsman congress moves, threatening Ombudsman Carandang), the gaining popularity of millenial blog Pinoy Ako blog, the revealing government machinations of fake news from Senator Poe’s fake news Hearing episode, Paolo du30’s refusal to show his tattoo and hie and brother in law’s refusal to sign a waiver, , the still no sign of DNA proof that it was Hapilon and Maute who died leading to another “nambobola pa rin ba ang Presidente?”, the still raging Marawi battle, the dismal much worsened traffic after more than a year promising solution in six months, the extrajudicial killings still happening, the rising cost of goods, the investments going down and the still unaccountable 22 billion peso shabu that slipped out of Customs courtesy of Du30’s son and son in law per broker Taguba..

The du30 gang is having a meltdown all of their own making and seemed to want to destabilize themselves. He hehe…

Indeed the best weapon against Power is truth. and speaking about it…and they seem to be melting with every truth spoken about them that they had to send people to stop you from speaking about the truth…. Carry on Raissa!

Hi Raissa, I’m very proud of you and of what you are doing in the US. You go, girl:). It seems so hard to fight the president, but every small step, every inch pushed further, can eventually lead to a free and truly democratic Philippines. Thank you for what you are doing for our country. I know that it is of great risk to you, not to mention the fact that you work very hard with every blog you write and you check your facts and you always call the other side for a comment (they are just too scared to talk to you, haha). I’m keeping you in prayer, your safety, your protection, your success and greater success over time, and that you sleep well at night knowing that angels watch over you and your family. God bless you and thank you. With deep gratitude.

Thank the Lord that there is Raissa. I read all the comments against you that would really melt and discouraged ones heart doing something for the people and the country, but you still go on for all these years that I have known you. When I am listening to your speeches and watching your activities, my husband always ask “Is that Raissa?” Haahha, you got a fan.

Seriously, you and every Pinoys can’t live in fear.That is the energy they’re getting from us. FEAR. Personally I am not, but I am fearing for my kins. They are not perfect but they are humans.

I am also saddened by the huge divide of all the citizens. I wonder is there any future leader that would enable unity of the Filipinos, for the goal is the same to betterment of the country and citizens.

THE DARKNESS WILL LIFT UP SOON. Light IS DOMINANT THAN DARK, STILL THE MAJORITY ARE THE GOOD ONES.

There are many leaders with malasakit, young and old, they need support from all Filipinos and global citizens who care about truth and justice. They are hard working and don’t promise insane instant solutions to problems.

terrible! for a lawmaker, if chiz cannot see the difference between then and now, he must have been sleeping all this time, drunk as a skunk, he, he, he. wasn’t chiz one of those that voted to oust corona?

One surefire way to repel Marcos loyalists is to ask for their source, or as PAB has popularized, “resibo” .

Because Marcos loyalists will never be able to give a credible, verifiable source for anything they say – there is no REPUTABLE book, paper, article, author, documentary, video, essay, educational institution, agency that will give credence to their side.

All they can do is attach a link to a dubious source, and all one needs to do is point out how inaccurate and unreliable that source is.

Go for it Raissa. Let no stop you from telling the TRUTH, for ” The Truth will set us free”.
People in the USA, will listen and understand your message, some may even verify them. However, for those who spread “Fake New”, they wont bother to listen, understand and analize. But people like you must continue speaking the TRUTH, for Love of country.

the woman was a heckler and you’ve been heckled, raissa. I think, the universities have policies about hecklers. there are securities around who can subdue and frogmarch hecklers away, and since you are touching on highly ‘flammable’ topics, there should be security at the venue where you are guesting. if allowed, take picture of the hecklers.

I am guessing you are aware that some hecklers are paid big bucks. if in doubt, please talk to security staff before hand. they’ll give you a trick or two on how to deal with loud and persistent hecklers.

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